Filing cabinet



Dec. 14 1926.

J. A. GERSON FILING CABINET Filed May 22, 1925 improvements in a filing cabinet;

wherein Patented Dies .14, 192 6.

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' This invention relates to newga'nd useful and arrangement of'parts an examp ewhich is given 1n. this specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 shows a net, with the shutters open, shown partly in section.

Figure 2 shows avertical sectional View i F gure 3 shows a fragmentary vertlcal' sectional view with .the cabinet proper exposed for access to its contents and V yFigIure 4 shows a lfragmentary transverse sectional view.

. Referring now more'particularly to the.

drawings. wherein like numerals of reference designate snn larparts in each of the figures, the numeral 1' deslgnates a surrounding case havingthel hollow base. 2 and 1 the top, back and sides 3, 4 and'5', 5. This case may be opened orjclosed means of the usual shutters 6, 6. r V 7 1 Within the case the cabinet proper, desig,-' nated as a whole by the numeral 7 is mounted' i This cabinet hasthe usual side walls and bottom. The bottom is designated by the numeral 8, and declines inwardly to provide a clearance between it and the topof the base 2. The cabinet 7' ishinged at its lower end to the back side of the base The upper end of the cabinet 7 is open and v declines forwardly; This oabinetvhas trans of .suflicient. length to verse partitions 9. from its per end, spaced apartfar enough to receive the tubes 10 between them,

cabinet for'ready access; The cabinet is. held to provide front view of the cabi compartments of gradually lowerto its up- I the tubes being project up above e upright positionp when not inflnse bynieans of-theflexible' 1925 Serial no. sales? side armsx11,/11,.s'ecured to the inside. of the. 7

walls of thecase and having engaging-hooks '12, 12 at their outer ends adapted to engage a in front: of. thecabinet as illustrated in Figs ures 1, 2"and4. The cabinet also hasthe hand grips 13, 13 attached to its front wall so that when'it is desired to gain access to the cabinet the'hooks 12 are pressed'back to release them and the top of the cabinet pulled forwardly. It will swing forwardly on its hingesl't until itsbottom rests'on the top of the base 2, assuming the position shown in Figure 3, thus varying the top of the cabinet clear"of the case.

When. it is inoved'backinto the case it will contact with I the beveled portions 15', of the hooks 12 and spread them, and its front wall-will clear said hooks. whenthe cabinet is fully back to perm t the hooks to engage in front of it. Within the base 2 there is a transverse-rod 16 with oppositely disposed coiled'springs 17, 17, thereon The inner ends of these springs are attached to said rod, and theirouter ends are extending, forming arms 18, 'l8wh1ch rest against the underside of the bottom 8 and assistinsustaining the cabinet.

This arrangement prevents the cabinet from I,

dropping forwardly too suddenlyjand also i y f assists in moving it back into place,

. What I claim is ing side walls and a bottom, said bottom declining inwardly to provide a'clearance between itand the bottom of the case, said cabinet being hinged at its lower endt'o the' back portion of the'bottom of said-case, the

1. device of the character described v 7' V lncludlng a surrounding case, a cabinet havupper end-of the cabinet being opened and declining forwardly "and spaced transverse 'partiti ons'in the cabinet extending from the" upper to the lower. end thereof, and forming from front to rear., n V t 2. A device of, the character described in increasing depth eluding a surrounding case, a cabinet having side wallsand a'bottom,is aid bottom declining inwardly to provide a clearance between it and the 'bottom of the case, said cabinet being hinged at'its lower end to the back portion of the bottomof said case, the upper end of the cabinet being opened-and declining forwardly, spaced transverse partitions in thejjcabinetextending from theupper to the lower end thereof, flexible side arms seeur'edfto the inside walls of the case and havingengaginghooksat the outer endsof 1.10.; viii.

said arms adapted to'engage in front of the cabinet to hold the same in upright position,

a transverse rod extending through said case. and c011 sprlngs attaohedtosaid rod and sidewalls and a bottom sai'd bottom declin ing inwardly to provide a clearance between it and the bottom of the case said cabinet being hinged at its lower end to the back portion of thebottom ofsaid'case, the upper end of the cabinetbeing opened and d-eclin ing forwarclly,'spaced transverse partitions inthe cabinet extending from the upper to the lower end thereof, an anchor rod, coil springs attached to said rod and extended forming yieldable arms Which press against the bottom of the cabinet'to assist in sustaining the same in upright position.

In testimony whereof I name to this specification.

JOSEPH A; GERSON;

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